Rose: This is the second chapter I've written on this laptop.
Disclaimer: OC's and plot.
I have a challenge for you all! My 300th reviewer will have a story dedicated to them. The pairing will involve Akina with a male of your choice in a lemony situation, it can be anyone, Gaara, Madara, Naruto, Zaku, Suigetsu, Hidan, Kakuzu, Kimimarro or even Might Guy...Though I'd find that one hard. ANYONE! As long as they are a mostly well known character; I won't be doing any parings with like...Those Rain Nin that Gaara killed or something. I'll send a message to the 300th reviewer and then you send one back telling me your choice, thanks!
The days following the miscarriage were probably the worst of my life. Whenever I walked into a room the first thing I'd hear would be "are you okay?" followed by an awkward silence when I didn't respond,
The truth was though, I was fine. I didn't hurt or ache anywhere like Konan had said I would and I was emotionally stable…If anything Deidara was taking it worse than me. But no-one bothered to see if he was alright, because I'm the girl and he's the big, strong Akatsuki! Despite the fact he never went in the room except to sleep, and even then he left it until the very last possible minute. I didn't like it in there either, but it was mostly because the scent of blood still lingered in the air, no matter how many candles or incense sticks we lit it never went away. At night we'd stuff our noses under the covers or into the pillows to avoid it,
He was still adamant about leaving the base but every time he addressed Pein he came back with a few new cuts and bruises; needless to say he'd abandoned the pursuit but he didn't stop talking about it, sometimes late into the night just to prevent entering the room. And once inside he sometimes didn't fall asleep for hours. In my mind he was a broken man; my being pregnant had obviously been something special to Deidara, something he'd never thought he'd obtain in his life as a Missing-Nin. Now that it was gone he was empty and no amount of art was going to heal him. He'd even destroyed my spider in an emotional breakdown. He'd promised to make me another one but I told him not to bother, it wouldn't have been the same…And he'd probably kill that one too in a matter of hours,
Laying in the bed, nose covered in the blankets and with the darkness surrounding me, I felt Deidara roll over for what felt like the hundredth time, moan, roll over again and fall to the floor with a grunt "Dei?" I sighed, leaning over the edge, I could just see his outline, flat on his back with arms and legs spread wide, I shook my head "Dei"
"This place stinks, un" he spat "I want to leave"
I turned back towards the wall "I know, I know" I replied quietly, slowly drifting off, he was already beginning another of his rants as he climbed back under the duvet "but Pein said-"
"I know what he said! Un…But it's not fair! He never gives me a reason why we can't go. He just says 'because I said so' and leaves it at that!"
"Maybe he's looking for a new partner for you" I tried, he snorted,
"I'm probably going to get stuck with Tobi or something, un" I smiled lightly but he didn't see it "he's most likely waiting for you to get pregnant again"
"Good luck…" I muttered, he stroked my cheek as he lay down behind me,
"He did say he wanted a weapon, un"
"He can't make us" I argued "I'm a Missing-Nin too, there's nothing he can hold over our heads" I heard the man mumbled something but didn't catch it,
"There's nothing to stop him giving us a deadline like before. He still has the power to separate us, un. This is what I've been talking about! Everything we do is being monitored by him; we can't even go into town without there being some ulterior motive!" I didn't reply so he placed a hand on my shoulder and kissed my cheek gently "you always fall asleep before I'm finished, un" and then he rolled over to attempt to sleep.
"Akina! Akina! Wake up! Un, something's happened!" I was rudely shaken wake and snapped my eyes open dizzily to stare up at Deidara's cornflower blue coloured orbs,
"What? What time is it?"
"Three in the morning, un"
"Huh? Wake me when it's noon!" I tried to cover myself but the blond forcefully dragged me from the bed and supported me as I struggled to get my legs under me "wha…? Deidara!"
"We're leaving, un" he grabbed a small shoulder bag from the wardrobe and began to pack his clay and some clothes into it, he dug out a second one and tossed it to me "pack some essentials"
"Pein said we could go?" he nodded,
"Yeah, now c'mon! Hop to it, un" I started doing the same as him, though when I packed it was neater and I packed an array of clothes, from jumpers, to pants to sleeveless shirts, Deidara on the other hand was just cramming whatever he could into the bag in the hopes it would fit,
"So where're we going?" I asked as my hair and toothbrush vanished along with my clothes,
"It's…A surprise, un" he grinned, I blinked,
"Why are we leaving in the middle of the night?"
"So it won't bother the others. And you know what Tobi would be like, un, he'd be shoving presents in our arms and begging us to visit! It would take too long"
"I guess" I zipped up the bag and moved on to dressing myself "but I would have liked to have said goodbye"
"You can write them a letter, un" he frantically tied a cloak around my shoulders and led me into the hall "okay, quietly now" he ordered "don't want to wake anyone do we?" I shook my head and followed him around the corner and up the steps onto the hill where mine and Tobi's snowman still stood, I waited as Deidara moulded a clay bird for us to travel on, when he'd enlarged it I watched as it swallowed our bags,
"That's pretty neat" I commented, scrambling onto it's back with the Iwa-Nin "where's your cloak?"
"In the bird, un"
"Won't you need it?"
"I'll get it later!"
"What about your ring? It's missing!"
"Oh…Uh…The other's will send it to me" I started to ask why he couldn't just run back and get it when he wrapped an arm around my waist as the bird took off, the air was knocked from my lungs by the force and speed that the bird moved, having only watched them I was amazed at how fast they actually were. I clung onto my partners' shirt and ducked my head, Deidara noticed how I was struggling to adapt and took the bird higher so it could ride the wind currents and make the sensation gentler,
Staring over the side carefully I was dismayed to see that the ground wasn't visible through the clouds, slightly annoyed I turned back to the man to see him concentrating on something "when did Pein say we could leave?"
"Huh?" he snapped back to attention "oh, um…He called me to talk about an hour ago, un. He said he'd been thinking about what I'd said and decided that moving would be the best option"
"He called you to talk at two in the morning? I cocked an eyebrow suspiciously, he nodded,
"Yeah, Leader's never been one to have a bedtime, un" he laughed I frowned,
"Deidara. Why are we really leaving?" he froze,
"Like I said, because Leader said we could! Un"
"Dei-"
"Oh look, un. Only twenty minutes of flight and we're already two hours from Ame. Neat, huh?"
"Dei-"
"We'll stop off at the base in Grass to rest, un, and then we can continue the next day"
"Dei-"
"Maybe we could visit one of the smaller villages and try out one of those couple hotels I've heard about, un. How about it?" I opened my mouth "great. So it's settled" I snapped it shut and growled, he was deliberately dodging me and was lying about Pein giving us permission to leave, his cloak wasn't in the bird and the others wouldn't be sending his ring, he'd left them somewhere in the room as a message that he wouldn't be returning. He was running away and taking me with him…
I was being kidnapped by my kidnapper!
When the first cracks of light appeared over the horizon we'd landed in Grass outside of a tiny shack, it barely looked big enough for the two of us; Deidara tried to open the door but it was stuck, he chuckled nervously and thrust against it with his shoulder a few times and I saw it loosen slightly "just a little more, un" he grunted before it finally gave in and he fell headfirst into the kitchen, in the process he smacked his chin against the small table "fuck!" he swore, clenching his jaw in pain,
"Are you okay?" I asked as I helped him up, he nodded and glanced around with a grimace,
"This place hasn't been used in a while, un" he swiped his finger across the cooker and with it went about two inches of dust and grime, he scowled "the rooms should be better" he promised, leading me out into the hall, there were only three other doors, the one beside the kitchen went into a tiny living room, while the other two were for cupboard sized bedrooms, there was literally a bed, nothing more "it's only a single" the blond muttered "at least we'll be warm! Un"
"We're in Kusa" I elaborated "we'll be struggling not to be warm whilst here" he laughed and dumped our two bags onto the remaining floor space, the bird was outside as a sentry, to warn us if any Nin, from Grass or otherwise, were coming too close, I opened the window, which was an equally tiny thing near the top of the wall, and took the pillows, sheets and duvet outside so I could dust them, Deidara meanwhile was waiting impatiently for me to finish but the only time he moved to help was to take the items back to the bedroom to replace them,
"This place was not made for long term stays" he explained "it's more of a rest spot than a hideout, un"
"Was this the base you wanted to take us to?" I removed my shoes and slipped under the slightly less smelly blankets, the male followed me and pressed up against my back with his arms around my hips and stomach, it was defiantly a squeeze but Deidara obviously didn't mind because I could feel his lips stretched into a grin against my neck, I took a deep breath before closing my eyes,
"No, un, the one I was going to take us to was much bigger. Think the Konoha base but with a bigger garden and in the middle of no-where" he replied, I nodded and hummed in response, he kissed the skin of my shoulder and neck before chuckling slightly,
"What?"
"These past few weeks I've been feeling so depressed and suffocated, un. Now that we're finally free and it's just the two of us it's like a huge weight has been lifted from me"
"I said those same words after 'that' night" I muttered "seems ironic that we're in a claustrophobic's worst nightmare yet you feel free" he snorted and I couldn't help but smile,
"I don't suppose you'd understand, un. You've been caged all this time, you don't know what it's like to be caged but have the door left open in-front you but never being able to leave"
"I think having the door closed is worse" I whispered "because you never have a chance of escaping…" I felt his arms tighten around me "Pein never gave us permission…Why are we doing this?"
"Pein…He's done something, un…"
"What?"
"After the miscarriage, un, he decided you weren't worth the trouble of keeping alive and today…Today was going to be our last day together because he was going to take you away…"
"And do what?"
"I don't know" I yawned widely and tried to hide it but was unsuccessful "get some sleep, un, we'll set off again after lunch" he stroked my hair softly and the sensation lulled me into a light doze.
I woke up before the blond; the bed was not made to hold more than one person and Deidara had fallen from it at some when we were sleeping, he hadn't stirred though and was curled up snoring loudly. I stretched and moaned when the bones in my back and arms cracked, the mattress was like a rock and the stench of dusty and mouldy sheets had clung to my clothes so I decided that instead of hanging around waiting for the male to wake, I'd find something to do,
I took the blanket and tossed it over him, an old blanket was better than no blanket, before quietly slipping on my shoes and sneaking from the room; there was nothing in the kitchen that looked edible, and I didn't trust what was in the cans as they'd lost their labels,
With a huff I started outside, only to be blocked by a large clay wing after only a few steps "hey!" it knocked me down onto the floor but when it saw who I was it stopped and waited, allowing me time to get back on my feet "thank you!" I snapped, it chirped "now, do you think you could help me find anything to eat?" it cocked its head to the side but didn't move,
"It won't listen to you, un" I jumped and turned to see Deidara standing in the doorway trying to pick the knots from his hair "but it's fine, we'll find a town and get some food there"
"Fine" I sighed "but I'm getting changed first, I don't want to smell like this all day!" I slipped past him but he pulled me back into his chest,
"Aw…Why not? Un, I think you smell divine!" he laughed as I scowled,
"Well I don't think you do!" I replied testily "I think you smell like the wrong end of a camel!" he released me and sniffed his shirt before shrugging,
"I've been worse, un" I rolled my eyes and moved back to the bedroom leaving him to wait beside the bird.
After I'd changed into a white long sleeved shirt and deep purple three-quarter length pants, I climbed onto the birds back with the blond and together we headed south, towards a small village on the outskirts of Grass that the both of us had visited once before at some point. By the time we'd reached it we'd been out of the Akatsuki base for over twelve hours; if they hadn't found us by now there was very little chance they would in the future, but that didn't mean we could take it easy, we'd have to keep moving for a few weeks before we could even think of relaxing for more than a few hours,
We landed a couple miles from the village gate so as to avoid suspicion and walked the rest of the way; it was a cute village, that's all that could be said about it! There were a few houses, a couple shops and a small café. It was a closed off area as very few tourists passed through and the condition of the buildings reflected that; they were a little run down but at the same time they were clean and neat,
Deidara dug around in his pockets and pulled out some notes "I raided Kakuzu's savings before I woke you up, un" he grinned "you wouldn't believe how many traps that guy has, I was lucky to escape with everything intact…Most of those things aim for the crotch so I'm unsure if everything's working right cause one actually hit me"
"What was it?"
"A hammer, un"
"Ouch"
"Yeah that's what I said…Only louder…And with more swear words, un" I giggled "don't know why you're laughing…You're the one who has to check it!" my lungs were sucked dry of air and I chocked, he merely smirked and waited for me to calm down,
"Shouldn't we be getting something to eat?" I coughed when I'd taken in enough air to form a sentence,
His smirk turned into a smile as we entered the tiny café near the entrance of the town "so what did you want to eat? Un, anything you want!"
"Just a sandwich for me"
"Aw, c'mon! Anything you want and you only want a sandwich? Un" I nodded "Kakuzu's buying…" he sang,
"We should be trying save as much of that as we can" he rolled his eyes at me from across the table,
"Just one little splurge on dinner won't hurt, un" I sighed,
"You don't know the first thing about saving money do you?" he shook his head,
"Nope, un"
"Fine; then from now on I'll make a note of our finances" the man snorted,
"Sure, sure, whatever, un. Do what you want" he wasn't paying attention, instead he was reading the menu so I gave up with the argument and began looking over the sandwiches "made up your mind?"
"Um…"
"They have Unagi, un" I bit my lip as my mouth watered, Deidara smirked,
"Stop trying to make me waste money!" I hissed,
"I'm ordering you Unagi, un" he stated as he stood up to order at the register, I huffed and turned to look out the window with my chin resting on my hand; when he returned I ignored him, even when he held my free hand and the mouth started licking, kissing and nipping the palm, even when he rubbed his leg against mine and even when he began whispering sexual things across the table. I felt my face turning red and thanked whomever was watching that there were only two other groups of people in the building, a pair of old ladies and a young couple with a small baby, and they weren't close enough to hear him,
He paused when our food was placed in-front of us; Deidara had ordered himself some Bakudan and dug into it heartily, I nibbled my own meal slowly and a little less messily "still ignoring me? Un" I sighed,
"You're an idiot!"
"But that's why you like me so much, un" he laughed "I keep things interesting" I growled in response as I wiped my mouth, he did the same and threw some money onto the table before leaving, I followed after him whilst muttering to myself about how much he was annoying me. On out way out of the village he stopped and I passed him "oh, I forgot something!"
"What?" I asked, looking back with my eyebrows cocked, he slid closer and wrapped an arm securely around my waist and pressed his hand behind my head as he forced his lips onto mine to deliver a mind-blowing kiss,
"That, un" he purred as he pulled back,
"You're an ass!" I snapped, he kissed me again, this time dipping me, my hair brushed against the floor as his own tickled my cheeks, my eyelids dropped lightly as I felt him consume me "still…An…Ass!" I panted when he'd righted us "no amount of kissing is going to make you less annoying! Now tell me how much money you have so I can make a note of it!"
He sighed "sometimes I wonder why I bother, un, you're too stubborn!" I smirked.
Rose: I'll end it there, on that nice little sweet note,
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